My concrete floor is pretty rough, not crumbling but it's seen better days. I've already purchased Racedeck flooring to go over it, just waiting for new garage door to be installed before installing the flooring. My question is: should I do anything to try to cover the concrete before installing the Racedeck? My inclination is no, since it will be covered, it isn't crumbling, and there probably isn't any easy way to seal it. Nonetheless I thought I would post here for feedback before the floor goes down. Some photos are below:
Racedeck over rough concrete?
- Thread starter peterp
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mikeyr
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its unanimous, go right over it. My old concrete made yours look new and the Racedeck looked great on top of it.
RaceDeck1
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They are right...Just cover it up with RaceDeck
post pixs when done
I will post some pics. I want to get the garage door installed first before I start on the floor, it's taken a while to get that done (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32243)
pdl2mtl90
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Hey, you stole my exact design, right down to the colors!! Will be doing the 3 car garage in our new house just like that!
Will be doing the 3 car garage in our new house just like that!Thanks. A racedeck type solution was the only option because the concrete was quite pitted. I wasn't sure I was going to like having tile on top of the concrete, but once installed I'm very happy with it. It's easy to install and my 10-year-old had a great time helping out.
The door is an Amarr Composite blend of synthetic material and wood that we had stained. We chose the composite because real wood is supposed to have maintenance issues over time. There were many issues in getting the door ordered and installed, but ultimately I'm happy with it. This thread has more info: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32243. I will post some outside photos in that thread a soon as I get a chance to take some.
Hey, you stole my exact design, right down to the colors!!
We spent a lot of time looking through the racedeck photo gallery and decided on this one. I think you'll be happy with it. I'm jealous of your 3 car garage. I put off fixing up or garage as we were looking for a home with a larger garage, but never found anything suitable so finally decided to update our current garage -- should have done it a long time ago.
Mr. Jean
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Looks great Peter, but be warned. When I finally get around to doing something, we end up moving.
dykstra
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Looks great!
We had the new garage door put in first and then put the tile right up to the edge of the garage door, so the door still mates with the concrete. We were pretty lucky in that the tile + edging fit perfectly -- no cuts required and it fit almost perfectly against the door.
It's very critical that you have tiles oriented proper when you put them down -- just watch the video on the racedeck site and follow it exactly and you'll be set. That process shows starting back with garage door edge and moving towards that back wall. I first started putting it down with the tiles oriented 180 degrees off and had to restart, but fortunately wasn't far into it.
RaceDeck1
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And if you have any questions along the way, just drop us a line or give us a call
pdl2mtl90
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I have done the same! I'm looking forward to it!
Mr. Jean
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Have the Racedeck in mine too. Love it.
Jorgen,
Is there a link were we can we buy the racedeck cleaner and conditioner? I've seen mention of it, but don't see it on the racedeck site.
Thanks,
Peter
RaceDeck1
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just give us a call or drop us a line and we will take care of you
ProGun3400
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Looks great!